WORKING WITH CAIRNS HARDWARE

Current Career Opportunities

General Hardware Sales - Atherton, Cairns, Mareeba, Mossman Retail & Trade

We are looking for a committed and dynamic people to join our retail & trade teams based in Atherton, Cairns & Mareeba.

These are highly active roles, you’ll assist with counter sales, loading orders, picking and packing, and manual handling of goods.

Responsibilities will include: 

  • Extensive customer service including sales
  • Picking & packing orders – Forklift advantageous (for Trade roles)
 

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Brilliant customer service skills
  • Physically fit with the ability to safely lift loads and manually handle goods
  • Computer literacy and strong numeracy skills

Sales, Quotes & Orders - Cairns

We’re looking for committed, motivated and detail orientated people join our team. This role supports our trade customers with quotes & orders, ideal for those with a trade, building material knowledge or preparing customer quotes background. If you’re currently within the building industry creating customer quotes this is an ideal role and large business to grow your skills and progress your career.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Processing of customer orders & quotes by phone and email
  • Preparing accurate quotes related to customer orders
  • Following up with builders to convert quotes to orders
  • Undertake regular product training with market leading brands

 

Qualifications & Skills:

  • The ability to converse with customers and build key relationships
  • Demonstrated experience in preparing customer orders and quotes or similar
  • Knowledge and previous experience in building materials and associated products
  • High level of computer literacy with the ability to learn new systems quickly
  • Manual Vehicle Licence

Supervisor - Edmonton

We are looking for a motivated people orientated supervisor to join our Edmonton team. Working closely with the Branch Manager and other department team members, you will ultimately be responsible for all aspects of general hardware and will assist to maximise sales along with providing outstanding customer experiences.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Be responsible for leading a positive safety and workplace culture
  • Provide training, coaching, and development to all team members
  • Be an active leader and promote effective branch communication
 

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Demonstrated supervisory experience is essential
  • Good communication skills, with leadership qualities to create a positive team culture
  • Physically fit with the ability to safely lift loads and manually handle goods
  • Forklift Licence (LF) advantageous

Truck Driver Opportunities - Atherton & Cairns

These roles require customer focused individuals with previous experience transporting and unloading heavy building materials using a vehicle loading crane truck. You won’t be afraid to roll up your sleeves and be part of a team to get the job right and on time for our customers.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Conduct customer deliveries as required to schedules ensuring product is transported and handled in a safe, secure manner to site.
  • Ensure goods match run sheets and are accurately accounted for and checked off.

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience as a truck driver with recent Driver History Check (or can obtain)
  • Physically fit with the ability to safely and appropriately manual handle goods
  • Medium Rigid Truck Licence (MR) essential
  • Forklift licence (LF) essential
  • Licence to Perform Dogging (DG) essential

Truss Plant Worker - Cairns

We are looking for a physically fit and energetic person to join our team as a Truss Plant team member. You’ll be responsible for putting together home truss and frames ready for the builder, this takes attention to detail working in a team environment to get the job done right the first time.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Cutting and assembling frames and trusses in a timely manner
  • Attention to detail and accurate workmanship is essential
  • Picking timber orders and general yard work
  • Reading and understanding product schematics and assembly instructions

 

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Utilisation of various hand and power tools for assembly of trusses & frames
  • Physically fit with the ability to safely lift loads and manually handle goods
  • High awareness of site safety and duty of care for yourself, teammates and site visitors
  • Manual Vehicle Licence
  • Forklift Licence (LF) Advantageous

Yard Person - Atherton, Edmonton, Gordonvale & Mossman

We are looking for people to join our teams as a Yard Person. Delivering unsurpassed level of service, this role brings together heavy building materials to service our local customers with the right knowledge and advice.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Prepare orders for delivery in an accurate and timely manner, including being appropriately packaged for transport
  • Collate and load customer orders ready for delivery or pick up by customer
 

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Physically fit with the ability to safely lift loads and manually handle goods
  • Exceptional attention to detail coupled with high level of accuracy
  • Medium Rigid Vehicle Licence (MR) Desirable but not essential
  • Forklift Licence (LF) Essential

Yard Supervisor - Mareeba

An exciting opportunity for a supervisor role has arisen in our Mareeba Store. This role works closely with the Branch Manager and other key stakeholders to lead, drive and grow the business to service our local trade customers.

Responsibilities will include

  • Prior experience with building material supplies, or within the building industry is advantageous. The role is well suited to someone with confidence who enjoys working with people.
  • Leading a positive safety and workplace culture
  • Provide training, coaching, and development to all team members
  • Be an active leader and promote effective branch communication
  • Ability to cross sell product ranges to builders for a one stop shop approach
  • Undertake regular product training with market leading brands

Qualifications & Skills

  • Passionate about making a difference, highly personable, great communicator, engaging and supportive in approach
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work
  • Physically fit with the ability to safely lift loads and manually handle goods
  • Exceptional attention to detail coupled with high level of accuracy
  • Forklift Licence (LF) Essential
  • MR Licence (Advantageous)